5 minutes with: Barista Souhil Zain Kara-Bernou - Saint Espresso
EACH FRIDAY I'LL FEATURE A BADASS BARISTA AND GET THEM TO TAKE ON TWO (FUN) CHALLENGES:
1. THE SELFIE CHALLENGE, WHERE THEY MUST TAKE A SELFIE WITH SOMETHING THEY LOVE OR LOVE DOING, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COFFEE!
2. THEY MUST TRY TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS IN 5 MINUTES.
Name: Souhil Zain Kara-Bernou
Title: Designer / Barista
Place of Work: Saint Espresso / Laser Lab Projects
Nationality: British / Algerian
5 MINUTES STARTS NOW
Coffee, Hot or Cold: Hot
Coffee, Black or White? Black
What you love about coffee: The "ahhhhhh" feeling you get after sipping a perfectly brewed cup of coffee.
Coffee you currently using at the cafe: Alchemy Coffee Roasters Guatemalan, San Sebatian
Run or Ride: Run
Surf or skate: Surf
Dog or Cat: Cat
Karma or Coke: Coke
Hot Chips or Crisps? French Fries
Beer or Bubbles: None, don't drink
Be baked, Be baked for, Be the baker: Be baked for
How you like your steak: Medium Rare
Pokemon or Super Mario: Super Mario
Favorite TV show: House M.D
Dream Home: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
2 Superpowers you'd choose: (invisibility, superhuman strength, healing powers, telepathy, omnilinguism(understanding any form of language), precognition, mind control, flying, immortality):
Basically superman's powers, without the weakness of Kryptonite.
Person who has most influenced your life?
My uncle, who introduced me to the beauty of handcrafting using wood and other materials.
Sum yourself up in 25 words or less: I'd like to think that I'm a kind, caring human being who is passionate about the art of design, coffee making and staying chill.
Dream Goal/Job in two sentences: To have my own mixed media practice ranging from Architecture to interior design and fashion.
What you love right now: Working on the various projects I have going on with Laser Lab Projects (like my LatteArt Dice), my business in the daytime and chilling outdoors with friends and family in the evening.
If you could solve a world problem: World peace would be a cliche, but don't think anyone wouldn't want that.
Two favourite things about what you do for a living: Meeting new people and the opportunity to continuously learn and be inspired on the job.
** Zain is the designer of the famous Latte Art Dice.
Check them out here! Challenge yourself and Pour your heart out!